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NCAA March Madness 2025 livestream: How to watch the men’s and women’s First Four games

Fast Company Tech

The National Collegiate Athletic Associations (NCAA) annual single-elimination tournament , more commonly known as March Madness, kicked things off over the weekend with Selection Sunday. After the teams are chosen, that same committee grants each one a seed or ranking. This helps ensure the playing schedule is fair and balanced.

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Here’s what the Fearless Fund lawsuit could mean for venture

TechCrunch

In the complaint, the organization accuses Fearless Fund (an early-stage venture capital firm based in Atlanta that focuses on funding solely to women founders of color) of racially discriminating against non-Black individuals by having a $20,000 grant program for only Black women who are small-business owners.

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Scientists are building an AI-powered robot to take apart your phone

The Verge

In parallel, researchers at the University of Buffalo and Iowa State University will identify higher-value components, like circuit boards, cameras, and magnets, that can be removed from dead phones using the same robots and find or develop hardware to do the actual smartphone surgery. Idaho National Laboratory.

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Funding Rural America: Bridging the Resource Gap

Tech Soup

Cynthia Adams, CEO of TechSoup donor partner GrantStation , recently did an important online training webinar on how rural charities and libraries can get grants. If your charity or library happens to be located in rural America, it's not your imagination that it is harder to get grant funding in rural locations.

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Ameelio’s free video calling service for inmates goes live at first facilities

TechCrunch

With 9 facilities in Iowa up and running and talks progressing with dozens more ahead of a planned 2022 launch, the company may soon usher in a fundamental change in how incarcerated people access communication and education. “There are grants available, but no education platform,” he said.

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How To Write A Nonprofit Mission Statement in 7 Steps (Plus 10 Great Examples)

Neon CRM

They could be helpful in finding new ways to talk about your mission in your fundraising appeals, grant proposals, and more. Iowa Healthiest State Initiative “To become the healthiest state in the nation by improving the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans.” Think about what would best speak to your audience.

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Busting the Overhead Myth: How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building?

ASU Lodestar Center

Capacity building is not a one-time effort to improve short-term effectiveness, but a continuous improvement strategy toward the creation of a sustainable and effective organization” (National Council of Nonprofits, 2017). National Council of Nonprofits - What is Capacity Building? Retrieved February 22, 2017, from www.ssireview.com.

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